steve carell leaving the office
Photo: Steve Carell arrives at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the premiere of ” Despicable Me” on Sunday. [1]
Steve Carell has confirmed that this coming season, The Office’s seventh, will be his last. [2]
Fans might disagree, but Carell seems to think the show can go on without his clueless boss, Michael Scott. [3]
Online reports that Steve Carell is definitely bowing out of the Office limelight after the 2010-11 season. [4]
And the show is great, and the ensemble is so strong, and the writers are great, so it’s just one part of that ensemble drifting off. [...] I just thought it was time for my character to go.” [...] When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. [5]
The Michael Scott character has become stale and unfunny. [1]
His breakout movie role in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” soon followed, and he’s had a string of big-screen work since, from “Little Miss Sunshine” to the upcoming “Dinner for Schmucks” with Paul Rudd. [3]
When shows haven’t build anything around the star that certainly proves true, but The Office has a strong ensemble cast that could continue to thrive with another star at the level Steve Carell was when he started. [1]
NBC had no comment on Carell’s remarks. [6]
While fans have a right to demand more of The Office, and to be hopeful that its clever writers could find a way to re-energize the concept without Carell, Carell’s departure reads like the appropriate fatal blow to a series that, for all its memorable moments in the sixth season, is also suffering under signs of age. [2]
Steve Carell, who recently told BBC Radio that he’s leaving “The Office” after next season, confirmed the “decision” to E! News on Sunday night while he made the red carpet rounds at the premiere of “Despicable Me.” [1]
When I first signed on, I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. [3]
Dwight is super funny but you couldn’t base the show around him. [1]
Sources:
[1] Steve Carell says he’s leaving ‘The Office‘ at end of next …
[2] Steve Carell Confirms He’s Leaving ‘The Office,’ Can/Should …
[3] Steve Carell Leaving ‘The Office‘ - News Story | Music …
[4] Steve Carell Not Returning to The Office :: TV :: News :: Paste
[5] E! online: Steve Carell says he’s leaving ‘The Office …
[6] Steve Carell “resigning” from “The Office” next year - Yahoo! …